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Barry Manilow Is Diagnosed With Lung Cancer

The “Mandy” and “Copacabana” singer said he would undergo surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his left lung, and he postponed several concert dates.

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In a statement on Monday, Barry Manilow added that his doctors did not think the cancer had spread.
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Did Charlie Javice’s 147-Member Legal Team Expense $529 in Gummy Bears?

JPMorgan has had to pay tens of millions in legal costs for the convicted fraudster. It wants the public to see a newly unredacted list of itemized expenses.

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Charlie Javice was found guilty of fraud in September. She has spent more than $70 million so far on her legal defense.
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Bernie Sanders to Lead Zohran Mamdani’s Public Swearing-In Ceremony

Mr. Sanders, a democratic socialist senator from Vermont, has supported New York City’s mayor-elect since the Democratic primary.

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Senator Bernie Sanders will administer the oath of office to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during a public swearing-in ceremony at City Hall on Jan. 1.
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As Trump Clings to Tariffs, His Argentine Ally Is Opening Up to Trade

President Javier Milei is eliminating barriers to what had been a closed-off economy, moving in the opposite direction of his main political ally, President Trump.

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Customers standing in line for the opening of Decathlon, a sporting goods store, last month in Buenos Aires.
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Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast

The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.

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Parts for the construction of Revolution Wind, one of five projects the Trump administration paused on Monday.
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U.S. Housing Discrimination Complaints Rise as Support Network Thins

Accusations are up nearly 20 percent since 2014, according to a nonprofit, which warns that “the infrastructure for enforcing our nation’s fair housing laws is being dismantled.”

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A report by the National Fair Housing Alliance said there were 32,321 housing discrimination complaints in 2024.
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How U.S. Defense Industry Dodged a Rare-Earth Shortage After China’s Curbs

America’s ability to make precision-guided missiles was threatened during Trump’s tariff war. But experienced players have rescued the supply chain, for now.

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A display of Raytheon missiles including a Tomahawk, center, which uses magnets made with samarium, a rare earth.
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China Vanke Gets Temporary Lifeline to Prevent Debt Default

Bondholders for one of China’s biggest real estate developers extended a grace period to negotiate a delayed repayment of a $285 million bond issue.

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Residential buildings under construction by China Vanke, a real estate developer, in Hangzhou, last year.
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Christmas Trappings: New England Swoons Over Lobster Pot Trees

The trees have become a sought-after backdrop for social media posts, holiday cards and even marriage proposals.

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A Christmas tree made from lobster traps sits on a dock in Winthrop, Mass. The Boston skyline backdrop has made it a popular draw for amateur and professional photographers.
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She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Then She Ghosted It.

The 29-year-old woman who created the “MyBoyfriendIsAI” community on Reddit isn’t dating (or sexting) her A.I. boyfriend anymore. She found something more fulfilling.

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“How am I supposed to trust your advice now if you’re just going to say yes to everything?” Ayrin said of her chatbot-generated boyfriend after a software change.
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She Is in Love With ChatGPT

A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes, they do have sex.
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In Congress and at Home, Omar Faces Trump’s Anti-Somali Attacks

Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, has long been a target of racist insults by the president. Now her whole community faces an immigration crackdown.

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“We feel bad, actually, for the president,” Representative Ilhan Omar said of herself and other members of the Somali-American community. “We also know we’re not garbage. We have not been broken by the life experiences that we’ve gone through. Words are not really that hurtful when you’ve survived war.”
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Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland

President Trump, who has long said he wants to “get” the semiautonomous Danish territory, tapped Louisiana’s governor for the new position. Officials in Greenland and Denmark expressed outrage.

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Governor Jeff Landry of Louisiana, right, with President Trump at the White House in March.
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Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Dies at 104

She began working as a park ranger at age 85, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them.

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Betty Reid Soskin in 2021. As a union worker helping the war effort in 1942, she felt the humiliation of segregation.
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